THE Communist Party of Swaziland called today for a united struggle against the government as students were shot at and arrested by troops deployed across the southern African country.

The party said the actions showed that the “regime has now been pushed to a corner” by the democracy movement and urged all progressive forces to join the fight.

Authorities have cracked down hard on participants in protests initiated by the Swaziland National Union of Students as part of the broader Democracy Now campaign.